Round 9 (July 29th) Vassily Ivanchuk (UKR) 0-1 Alexander Morozevich (RUS) Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) 1/2 Boris Gelfand (ISR) Fabiano Caruana (ITA) 1/2 Evgeny Alekseev (RUS) Standings after Round 8 Points 1. Vassily Ivanchuk (UKR, 2703) 5 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA,...
3-way tie for the lead in Biel
Round 7 results: Ivanchuk, Vassily 1/2 Alekseev, Evgeny Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 1-0 Caruana, Fabiano Gelfand, Boris 0-1 Morozevich, Alexander Standings after 7 rounds: 1-3. Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 2703 4 1-3. Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime g FRA 2703 4 1-3. Morozevich, Alexander...
Morozevich loses to Alekseev
Alekseev was pressing hard in a slightly better position. Morozevich made a fatal blunder on move 48…f6?? and lost shortly later. GM Alekseev (2714) – GM Morozevich (2751) [B17]Biel (6), 25.07.2009 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7...
Morozevich, Ivanchuk, share lead
After 4 rounds, GMs Morozevich and Ivanchuk are tied for the lead. With his win over Morozevich today, Caruana joins Vachier-Lagrave in a tie for 3rd. Here are the standings after 4 rounds: 1. Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 2703...
Fabiano defeats Morozevich
Morozevich was pushing hard with the Black pieces. He obtained a slightly superior position. But Fabiano defended as well as he could. Morozevich eventually blundered in a complicated position and Fabiano took full advantage of it to score a...
Morozevich in the lead in Biel
Today is the first rest day in Biel. Round 4 will resume tomorrow. Here are the standings after 3 rounds: 1. Morozevich, Alexander g RUS 2751 2½ 2. Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 2703 2 3. Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime g FRA...
A full point lead after only 2 rounds
Round 2 results: Morozevich, Alexander 1-0 Gelfand, Boris Caruana, Fabiano 1/2 Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime Alekseev, Evgeny 1/2 Ivanchuk, Vassily Standings after 2 rounds: 1. Morozevich, Alexander g RUS 2751 2 2-4. Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime g FRA 2703 1 2-4. Caruana, Fabiano...
Morozevich rules Biel early
Round 2 gamesMorozevich, A – Gelfand, B [C24]Biel (2), 20.07.2009 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.d3 c6 4.Nf3 d5 5.Bb3 Bd6 6.exd5 Nxd5 7.0–0 0–0 8.Re1 Nd7 9.d4 exd4 10.Bxd5 cxd5 11.Qxd4 Bc5 12.Qd3 Qb6 13.Re2 Nf6 14.Nc3 Bg4 15.Na4...
The Superstars in Biel
Here are the 6 players in the 42nd Biel International Chess Festival super GM group. The event will take place on July 18-31, 2009. Official website: http://www.bielchessfestival.ch Who do you pick to win it? Chess Daily News from Susan...
Ivanchuk scores in game 1, advances
GM Ivanchuk (2746) – GM Morozevich (2751) [D38]Leon Rapid (1), 05.06.2009 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bg5 Nbd7 7.Rc1 c6 8.a3 Bd6 9.e3 0–0 10.Bd3 Re8 11.0–0 Nf8 12.Re1 h6 13.Bh4 Bg4 14.Qc2 Bh5...